We wanted to make sure that you good folks knew about the newest developments on PJ Hairston’s excellent adventure to Durham and had a place to voice your thoughts on the matter. You can refresh a little by reading this quick piece… UNC’s top scorer P.J. Hairston charged with possession of marijuana (USAToday.com) According to [...]
Jim Young takes a closer look at the ACC/ESPN TV deal
While it was widely reported Monday that the ACC had reached a new TV deal with ESPN, many of the details of that deal (aside from the money part of the equation) were left somewhat up in the air. As more details of the deal begin to come out during the next few days and [...]
ACC Football Transformations Ahead
This is a busy time of year in college athletics as teams prepare for bowl season, basketball hits high gear, recruiting in all sports heats up, and college football coaches jump on and off the coaching carousel at an accelerated pace and ultimately change the fortunes of programs for years to come. Please remember that [...]
ACC Basketball Schedule+
Don’t look now…but the 2009-2010 basketball season is just around the corner. Thought that you may be interested in an updated release from the conference office that highlights the entire schedule. (Link) ACC Basketball by the Numbers: 179 – ACC teams are scheduled to make an all-time high 179 appearances on national television networks, including [...]
Two sets of rankings worth viewing
You have probably noticed a little less activity on the front page of the blog in recent days. We remind you that we are supporting our new message boards with more depth and breadth of various topics as opposed to diluting the front page of the blog. So, PLEASE help us out with some reading [...]
Game Times Annouced For First Three FBall Games (Sat Update)
Thursday, Sept. 3 South Carolina @ N.C. State, 7:00 pm on ESPN Saturday, Sept. 12 Murray State @ N.C. State, 6:00 pm Saturday, Sept. 19 Gardner-Webb @ N.C. State, 6:00 pm For more related to this topic you should click here for an interesting entry regarding some related items of the Wolfpack’s schedule. Additionally, the [...]
ESPN signs 15-year, 2 Billion deal with SEC
The Southeastern Conference has signed a 15-year deal with ESPN reportedly worth more than $2 billion to televise sporting events, including football and men’s and women’s basketball. The deal will end the SEC’s affiliation with Raycom Sports, which has aired basketball since 1986 and SEC football since 1992.
Open Thread Friday
Thought that we would open a thread for the day for your enjoyment. We’ve had a ton of activity and great entries over the last week…so, we implore you to surf the site and take a look at some of the great entries and fantastic conversations in some of the entries that exist). Additionally, we [...]
Evaluating ACC Expansion Part I: Evolution
There is no question that the college football we all enjoy now is not the same college football we enjoyed as kids, evidenced primarily by the excessive number of bowls and the intense debate over the need for a playoff system. Personally, my favorite football season as an 11-year old kid was the ridiculous 1990: [...]
BCS System Attracts TV Viewers
While some seem to enjoy flights of fancy, I much prefer fact-based posts and analysis. Unfortunately, a recent entry here on the BCS system showed once again that there are alot of opinions floating around, but frightfully few facts. So I thought that this article was particularly interesting because we actually get a few facts: [...]